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单词

heir

读音
er
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英式
词根

词根是 "-heir",这个英文单词来源于老法语的 "heir",它源于拉丁词 "heres",意为“继承者”。

释义

n. [法] 继承人;后嗣;嗣子 [ 复数 heirs 第三人称单数 heirs 现在分词 heiring 过去式 heired 过去分词 heired ]

例句

Her duty was to produce an heir to the throne.
她的任务就是生育王位继承人。
He is the eldest son and thus heir to the title.
他是长子,因此是这个封号的继承人。
He claims to be the rightful heir.
他要求做合法的继承人。

强化记忆

"Heir" 可以想象为一个王子或公主,因为他们是王位的继承人。通过这种画面,你可以方便地记住这个词。"Heir" 这个单词的使用可以追溯到 14 世纪,最早意味着法定继承人, 特别是封建体系中的领地继承人。

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Their political struggles were only intensified by personal turmoil:Alexei, the heir to the throne,had a life-threatening blood disease called hemophilia.
Every relative is assigned a number from 1 to 100.Heir 1 will open every locker.Heir 2 will then close every second locker.
and therefore were propertyand should go to the couple's heir,the two-year-old,
Heir 1 will open every locker.Heir 2 will then close every second locker.Heir 3 will change the status of every third locker,
who needs to declare his successor.He wants his heir to be good at arithmetic, lucky,and above all else, honest.
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